Yezani Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Yezani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yezani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa611:888,15957,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Yezani (35) may also be a first name.

Yezani Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Yezani Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Yezani has its highest incidence in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Yezani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. Yezani occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Yezani reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most common given name internationally, held by 35 people.

The surname Yezani is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 888,159. In South Africa Yezani is most common in: Western Cape, where 39 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 34 percent live and Gauteng, where 18 percent live. Other than South Africa this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent live and The DR Congo, where 2 percent live.

Yezani Last Name Statistics demography

Yezani earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 82.69% less than the national average, earning R 41,136 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yezaani921/
Jezani83244/
Yizani8386/
Eizani838/
Yezane831/
Edzangi7721/
Yecanni774/
Jezanyi772/
Jeazani771/
Jeezani771/
Edzeani771/
Edhzani771/
Hiezanie711/
Yecana6712/
Jecani672/
Echani672/
Edzane671/
Yezone671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yezani
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